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Amrinder Singh Brar, (born 29 November 1977) popularly known as Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, is an Indian politician and MLA who served as Transport Minister of the state of Punjab, India under the Government of Charanjit Singh Channi. He was awarded the title of "Raja Warring" by Congress circles.

Political career
Warring was also  president of the Indian Youth Congress, the youth division of Indian National Congress, from December 2014 to May 2018.

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An elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Gidderbaha, district Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab to the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

MLA second term
In March 2017, he was elected as an MLA for the second successive time, after completing his first term from 2012–2017. He served as the Transport Minister in the Punjab government.

Warring contested from Bathinda constituency in the  2019 Indian general election against Harsimrat Kaur Badal but lost by a large margin due to his statement supporting Jagdish Tytler's "heroics" in the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots.

MLA third term
During the campaign for the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Warring sang songs and danced during his public meetings. His associates said this was done "to strike a chord with commoners". He won the election. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.

In March 2022, when CM designate Bhagwant Mann took steps to end the VIP culture and ordered to withdraw police security from 122 former MLAs and ministers. A total of 384 policemen of the state, involved in the security of those politicians were transferred to their parent unit. Mann had stated that the police force was needed for security of the people and not VIPs. As ordered, 21 security personnel, the largest in the list were withdrawn from the service of Warring. On 9 April 2022, Warring was appointed by the national leadership of Congress as the chief of Congress in Punjab.

Family
Born to Kuldeep Singh and Malkeet Kaur, he lost his parents when he was still a child, and was brought up by his maternal uncles, later brought up by Sindhwani Family. He is married to Amrita J. Singh, and he has a son and a daughter. He was earlier known as Raja Sotha, with Sotha being the name of his maternal village. Later, he began using the name of his paternal village called Warring.

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Financial Queries
Financial Queries January 1 1932
Question—I have $100 invested in Canadian Hydro-Electric and C. P. R. Are these securities perfectly safe? Are Dominion Government guaranteed C. N. R. bonds perfectly safe?
Answer—Earnings reported by Canadian Hydro-Electric Company for the first six months of 1931 showed that the full year's dividend on the preferred stock was earned in the first half of the year but the amount available for dividends in the second quarter of the year was less than in the first quarter.
The earnings of C. P. R. have declined steadily all this year and immediate prospects of improvement are not very evident. If the present decline in earnings continues indefinitely, the company may not be able to continue paying its dividends until conditions improve.
Canadian National Railway bonds, guaranteed by the Dominion Government, are quite safe as to interest payments. The price, however, has been affected by the drop in the value of the Canadian dollar and is likely to fluctuate as the dollar fluctuates.
Question—Can you give me any information as to the earnings of Cities Service Corporation in 1931?—L.. Ontario.
Answer—Net earnings of Cities Service Company applicable to the common stock and reserves before depreciation for the twelve months ending July 31, 1931,
amounted to approximately $31.300,(XX) compared with $48,600,000 for the previous twelve months. These earnings are as reported by Financial Chronicle of New York.
Question—Please tell me through the columns of your magazine what is the position of Chilean bonds.Mrs. H.. Lethbridge, Alla.
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Chile has met its foreign obligations in the past better than most of the other South American republics, and it is generally believed that if the new government can effect the internal reconstruction necessary that the country will meet its obligations in due time.
Question -Please give me uhat information you can on Fraser Companies six per cent mortgage bonds due 1950. with interest payments in January and July. I am told that this company is having hard sledding. —P. B. K., Quebec.
Answer—According to press reports the interest on the above company's six and a half per cent debentures was not paid on April 1, but interest on the bonds and notes was paid July 1. As you know, in the year
ending December 31, 1930. the bond debenture and note interest was not fully earned after allowing for depreciation, taxes and bad debts. The net earnings after the above deductions, as reported in The Financial Posi Survey, amounted to $84,343 against bond debenture and note interest of $1,212,283.
According to reports from Montreal, not official but from usually reliable sources, reorganization plans are now being considered and an amendment along these lines is expected shortly.
Question—To what extent, if any. are Majestic radios and refrigerators manufactured in Canada?—B L. S., Moncton, N.B.
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Question—I have read with interest the article on business and investments in Maclean s October 1 issue. This much condensed account is a summary of the type of information I have sought for some time in vain. As a comparative novice in the field of investments I ivould be pleased to have you recommend any publications such as lexis, periodicals, reviews, etc., from which I may gather the fundamentals of investment knowledge and a general knowledge of the methods used in the transaction of business in the market itself.—E. V. W.E., Quebec.
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As to publications, I would recommend the Financial Post, published by The MacLean Publishing Company, and the Northern Miner which deals exclusively with : mining and mines.
If you would write me a letter outlining some of the things you would like to know, 1 might be able to make it the basis of an article, or even of a series of articles. These suggestions are always welcome as I want to give the readers of Maclean s the sort of information they are looking for.
Question--/ wish to buy a sound Canadian common stock and have been considering j Canada Cement. I should be much obliged if you ivould let me have your opinion as to the j soundness of this stock. If you know of other investments promising a greater appreciation over a reasonable length of time, I should be glad to hear of them.—M. P., Quebec, P.Q.
Answer—The common stock of Canada Cement Company is not paying dividends at the present time and last year the company only earned thirty-three cents a share on its common. The company will doubtless be able to show better earnings when conditions improve, hut unless you are prepared to leave your money out without any interest for some time, I would not advise it as a purchase. A much more attractive common stock just now is Montreal Power. You must realize, however, that dividends on common stocks are by no means to be relied upon if conditions continue as they now are. and if this is important to you the safest investment is Canadian Government bonds.
Subscribers to Maclean's Magazine desiring advice in regard to Canadian industrial investments. or life insurance problems, will be answer, ed freely. Enquiries should be addressed to the Financial Editor of Maclean's Magazine and a stamped, addressed envelope enclosed.
If your enquiry concerns insurance, please give full details of your own financial and family position, so that definite and individual suggestions can lie given.
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Q: Calculate the year quarter difference in java I have a use case , where I have to provide input start quarter and end quarter as two input as string. For example I will provide 201501(start quarter) and 201602(end quarter) as two quarter input. The method will give the output in a map as previous start quarter and end quarter as following
previous start quarter as 201303
previous end   quarter as 201404
ie first the quarter difference between two time period will be calculated. Then the previous last quarter will be 1 quarter previous to input start quarter and the quarter difference between two input will be derived , then it will be subtracted from previous last quarter to get the previous start quarter.
public static Map<String,String> getPreviousQuarter( String  start,String end){

    String prevStartQuarter=    calulatePreviousQuarter(start);
    String prevEndQuarter=calulatePreviousQuarter(end);
    Map<String,String> returnMap = new HashMap<String,String>();
    returnMap.put("previousStartQuarter", prevStartQuarter);
    returnMap.put("previousEndQuarter",prevEndQuarter);
    System.out.println("the reurnmap is" +returnMap);
    return returnMap;

    }

        private static String calulatePreviousQuarter(String input)
        {
            int yearVal=0;

            String year = input.substring(0,4);
            String quarter = input.substring(4);
            if(quarter.equalsIgnoreCase("01"))
            {
                 yearVal =  Integer.valueOf(year)-1;
                 quarter ="04";
            }
            else
            {
                yearVal = Integer.valueOf(year);
                switch(quarter)
                {
                case "02":
                    quarter ="01";
                    break;
                case "03":
                    quarter ="02";
                    break;
                case "04":
                    quarter ="03";
                    break;
                    default:
                        break;

                }
            }

            return String.valueOf(yearVal)+quarter;
        }

INPUTOUTPUT
Input
String  start 201501
String end    201602
So the quarter difference is 6
Expected Output
Map with key,values as
previousStartQuarter 201404
previousEndQuarter 201303

A: java.time
Use the java.time framework built into Java 8 and later. Inspired by Joda-Time, defined by JSR 310. A vast improvement over the old date-time classes (java.util.Date/.Calendar and so on).
The ThreeTen-Backport project brings these classes to Java 6 & 7. Further adapted to Android by the ThreeTenABP project.
ThreeTen-Extra
In addition, you can add the ThreeTen-Extra library which extends java.time to provide extra functionality, some of which may eventually be added into java.time. To use this library, add its jar file to your project (or use  dependency tool, Maven etc.).
Quarter & YearQuarter
The ThreeTen-Extra library includes the Quarter and YearQuarter classes that you might find particularly useful. Safer to pass around objects of these types in your code rather than use strings and numbers to represent your quarters.
YearQuarter currentQuarter = YearQuarter.now ( ZoneId.of( "America/Montreal" ) );

LocalDate
A LocalDate is a date-only value without time-of-day and without time zone. But to determine "today" we need a time zone as the date varies around the world by time zone.
ZoneId zoneId = ZoneId.of( "America/Montreal" );
LocalDate today = LocalDate.now( zoneId );
YearQuarter currentQuarter = YearQuarter.from( today );

Adding, subtracting, comparing
You can do math on quarters, adding, subtracting, and more.
YearQuarter nextQuarter = currentQuarter.plusQuarters( 1 );
YearQuarter previousQuarter = currentQuarter.minusQuarters( 1 );

We can calculate the difference between quarters as a number of quarters. I do not see a direct way to do that, but instead we can get the difference as a number of months and divide by 3 since a quarter is always 3 months.
YearQuarter sooner = YearQuarter.of ( 2015 , 1 );
YearQuarter later = YearQuarter.of ( 2016 , 2 );

We can get the number of months in either of these two ways shown in these next two lines with the first line commented-out.
//  Months months = Months.between ( sooner.atDay ( 1 ) , later.atDay ( 1 ) );
long months = ChronoUnit.MONTHS.between ( sooner.atDay ( 1 ) , later.atDay ( 1 ) );

The result is 15 months, we divide by 3 to get 5, five quarters elapsed.
    long quarters = ( months / 3 ); // In real work I would define a static constant "MONTHS_PER_QUARTER" to replace the literal "3" seen here.

Half-Open
You may have been expecting 18 months and 6 quarters as a result rather than 15 months and 5 quarters. The difference is because commonly in date-time work we use the "Half-Open" approach to defining a span of time. The beginning is inclusive while the ending is exclusive. In daily life we intuitively sometimes use this approach such as a classroom taking lunch from noon to 1 PM where at the first moment of 13:00:00.0 the students are expected to be sitting in class rather than out to lunch. The first moment of 12:00:00.0 is when the bell rings and lunch begins, so inclusive, while the first moment of 13:00:00.0 is actually class-time, after lunch, so exclusive, with "noon-to-one" being Half-Open.
So in the Half-Open approach this span of 2015-Q1/2016-Q2 runs from the beginning of the first quarter and going up to but not including the beginning of the last quarter. I suggest sticking with the Half-Open approach in all your calculations and reporting for the sake of logical constancy. But of course you are free to add one to the result if you so insist.
Dump to console.
System.out.println ( "sooner: " + sooner + " to later: " + later + " = months: " + months + " divided by 3 = quarters: " + quarters );

sooner: 2015-Q1 to later: 2016-Q2 = months: 15 divided by 3 = quarters: 5

For more discussion, see my Answers to similar Questions here and here.

A: The following code should do what you are looking for:
public static Map<String, String> getPreviousQuarter(String start,
        String end) {
    String prevStartQuarter = calulatePreviousQuarter(start);
    String prevEndQuarter = calulatePreviousQuarter(end);
    int len=1;
    while(!start.equals(prevEndQuarter)){
        prevEndQuarter=calulatePreviousQuarter(prevEndQuarter);
        len++;
    }
    String tmp=prevStartQuarter;
    for(int i=0;i<len;i++){
        tmp=calulatePreviousQuarter(tmp);
    }
    Map<String, String> returnMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
    returnMap.put("previousStartQuarter", prevStartQuarter);
    returnMap.put("previousEndQuarter", tmp);
    System.out.println("the reurnmap is" + returnMap);
    return returnMap;

}

private static String calulatePreviousQuarter(String input) {
    int yearVal = 0;

    String year = input.substring(0, 4);
    String quarter = input.substring(4);
    if (quarter.equalsIgnoreCase("01")) {
        yearVal = Integer.valueOf(year) - 1;
        quarter = "04";
    } else {
        yearVal = Integer.valueOf(year);
        switch (quarter) {
        case "02":
            quarter = "01";
            break;
        case "03":
            quarter = "02";
            break;
        case "04":
            quarter = "03";
            break;
        default:
            break;

        }
    }

    return String.valueOf(yearVal) + quarter;
}

I hope it helps.

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My Free Banking posts will not be focused on the monetary policy aspects of 'free banking,' but rather on the other aspects of what I would call a 'free-er banking' environment going forward. I plan to focus not only on these non-monetary policy activities of central banks, but also those of the other government actors (Ministries of Finance/Treasury Departments, deposit insurers, supervisors) that have intervened in the banking markets the past century in the US and elsewhere.
Although much of the focus of the Free Banking blog will likely be on monetary aspects of central banks and alternatives to central bank money, I will spend my time focused on the other issues cited above. For example, I have spent much of the past two and a half years, both through research and four lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act, trying to figure out precisely why the Board of Governors and New York Fed felt compelled to bail out Bear Stearns and AIG (but not Lehman); why the FDIC voted to bail out Wachovia, Citigroup, Bank of America and most large banks through the FDIC Debt Guarantee Program (aka TLGP—Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program); and why the FHFA and Treasury felt compelled to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I have researched the history of these powers and hope to contrast how these bailouts worked during the most recent crisis as compared to early periods of financial turmoil such as the Panic of 1907 and back to earlier crises in the pre-Federal Reserve era. Although some of these periods may not be during the 'free' banking period that most people on this blog speak of, it was before the creation of a central bank in the US, which was certainly a 'freer' banking period prior to the massive interventions that went with the combination of the birth of the Federal Reserve, the Depression era legislative changes and up through the more recent crises during the 1980s and early 1990s and the ongoing implementation of Dodd-Frank.
I also expect to share some of my experiences on these issues working with central banks and financial agencies outside of the US, which is how I have spent my professional time the past twelve years.
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One of the indicators that it's time to update your network design is when troubleshooting issues take too long and having a significant impact on production. That was one of the issues Johnson Controls' Automotive Experience Group was facing when it decided its "one size fits all" flat network infrastructure had to change.
The flat network design had been controlled by the IT department which initially did not understand how the good practices it used to manage the enterprise network were disrupting the plant floor network.
As the demand for real-time information has increased, more and more IT professionals are becoming involved with manufacturing networks. If you are one of those people, or if you are an engineer who wishes IT understood your operational network requirements, then the Johnson Controls story that follows may be helpful.
Network strategies and objectives differ depending on the job. The IT department must place data integrity first. On the other hand, Just-in-Time (JIT) production facilities live and die by keeping manufacturing lines up and running in order to meet production quantity, quality and delivery demands.
IT network scans sometimes consumed needed bandwidth at the wrong time. This could cause just enough of a delay to knock factory devices, which do not tolerate randomness in the delivery of time-critical signals, offline. The result was unplanned shutdowns that played havoc with tight manufacturing schedules.
Network management was delegated to a 3rd-party operator. A Service Level Agreement (SLA) that suited the needs of the IT group governed the 3rd party's response. When a port address or other network detail needed to be changed, the IT coordinators had to submit a change order. Sometimes equipment failed or lines went down while orders were in process.
IT coordinators and controls engineers sometimes spent hours troubleshooting network interruptions, a costly exercise when there is a factory schedule to maintain.
In order to keeps production of Johnson Controls' products running smoothly the plant floor network and the IT network had to be isolated from each other. Image courtesy of Johnson Controls.
Part of the Johnson Controls' migration to a more robust industrial Ethernet infrastructure was to separate the IT network from the plant network. It also involved having an industrial firewall control the communications between the two networks. This solution was proposed by Joe Lavis, the IT manager in the Automotive Experience Group's IT Process Office, together with Kevin Hooks, the IT director for manufacturing, Supply Chain & Quality Systems.
The new network design was approved by management and has now been rolled out to the Johnson Controls' Northwood, Ohio, JIT plant. The same design will be rolled out to global facilities as new plants are built or when a major expansion with significant downtime is planned.
Higher availability through the a reduction of unplanned shutdowns.
Protection of production controls equipment from chatty office traffic and unannounced network scans, which have knocked devices offline in the past).
Increased network efficiency through reduced bandwidth consumption by multicast traffic, thanks to switch management features.
Improved security and granular control of messages being passed between the IT and plant networks by using an industrial firewall between the two networks.
Controls engineers now have complete production network ownership, allowing them to manage it to meet and exceed manufacturing targets.
On the financial side, another benefit was being able to capitalize the new plant network equipment required since industrial switches and routers are designed to operate for long periods of time, up to 25 years.
This success of this Johnson Controls' project shows how IT can drive change that leads to better company results by understanding the unique requirements of industrial networks.
To see a network diagram of the Johnson Controls' system, and to learn how it plans to roll out the new network design globally, please see full article on IMPO.
What are your thoughts on how IT and OT should work together? I look forward to hearing your comments.


In a week where Egypt's new president has made his first speech, we're praying that concepts of justice and freedom will be translated into policies and actions which build a peaceful and prosperous future for this nation, and neighbouring countries.
And military and government seek to build a new future together.
That prizes justice and freedom as more than rhetoric.
That are required for a government to build these ideals through their actions.
With wisdom, insight, integrity and bravery.
That follows the rush of revolution.
And above all let them see justice and freedom permeate every aspect of their lives.
And beyond – Egypt's borders.
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Agrin's Gate – Part VII: Tales of their pasts, The Feywild, The Town
Published on August 27, 2013 January 23, 2016 by lentonatorLeave a comment
Tales of their pasts
On the way back Ashar was deep in thought. He was still angry at himself for forgetting about the crystal's reactive property, and for lying to Aelar. What reason did he have to mistrust his recently made companion? Then a thought struck him, Aelar was a Wild Elf, and probably didn't know anything of the politics of Genasi nobility he'd grown up with. Or did he? He didn't really know anything about Aelar other than his talent for flying and naivety of coarser ideas. Really, he didn't know any of them; and so, catching Aelar up along the river, he inquired:
"Aelar, what is your tale?"
"My tale Ashar?"
"Your story, where you come from…why did you show up at the Gate?"
"Oh, I see." Aelar drew a deep breath in the frigid air.
"I was born in the deep forests near Agrin's Gate, raised in the way of my people, the Wild Elves, living in isolation from all outside influences. The elders of my tribe educated me in the ways of self-defence and in the lore of my ancestral homeland, the Feywild."
"Ah yes, that's where we are going next," said Ashar.
Aelar beamed, "yes, it is." He continued.
"The elders said I was born different from the others. Within weeks I was speaking, and I was leagues ahead of my contemporaries after a few years. I did my best not to flaunt it, and choosing the life of a monk, that I might seek solitude as I came to understand the power within me, this gift.
"About a month ago, many days into a prayer walk, I came upon a human youth. The boy was no more than fifteen years of age, and appeared to have hurt his ankle. Naturally I was startled, having never seen a person of any race other than my own. I helped the boy in getting home, to a small town called Agrin's Gate. The shock of seeing walls, dressed stone, people? It almost overwhelmed me. How could the elders have excluded the wondrous diversity of this world in their histories?
"I hurried home to speak with the tribe leaders. When the elders found that I had helped a human, an act apparently beneath my kind, I was given the day to pack and leave. I pleaded with the tribe, with my family, to look past their ignorance, and embrace the vibrance around them. To cast off the omissive and classist teachings of the elders and come to see these 'men' for themselves?"
Aelar looked downcast as he recalled the bitter memory.
"In the end, they preferred the comfort of their seclusion. I, already seen with some suspicion for my abilities, and shamed by the elders, had no home among my people; and thus, old for a human but naive in spirit, I set out in search of adventure, and greater understanding of the world and its great complexities. I started by returning to Agrin's Gate, where I met you and the others."
Aelar's face had brightened again. Smiling he asked Ashar brightly, "so that's my story, what's yours?"
"I was raised in some of the harshest wilderness in the Prime, where my family are hereditary rulers over a poor and sparsely settled territory. Even when I was young I was curious about magic, so when I was old enough, my parents sent me to the one of the most eminent arcane schools in the Capital."
Ashar spoke with pride, the others had been listening casually to Aelar, with little else to listen to; but Ashar had a more captivating air, his nobility had trained him to command attention.
"At the school I learned much about the magic arts, but my interest in the arcane could not be sated. I decided to explore the world myself, to find out arcane secrets beyond the knowledge of my teachers. My explorations took him to Agrin's Gate, where whispers about previously unknown magic forces led me to volunteer for this mercenary expedition. It seems now only too true that the rumours were true."
The group arrived at the Gate before anyone else could share, and presented the crystal to the Arcanist, who thanked them excitedly and scurried off. With little else to do they went to the last tavern in town, what had become a landing point for the whole town after the days survival measures; today was gathering wood for fires. Over rounds of ale the companions continued to recount tales of their pasts. Balthazar had made a Fey pact with a powerful Drow, indebting him to serve later in life, in exchange for power and glory in his youth. Drel and Cordus were silent, preferring the group to deal in mystery over knowledge. As eyes turned to Vore, his gaze rested on Iltani.
"I have a story" he said coldly. Downing his beer, he slammed the stein down, wiped the foam from his lips, and began.
"I was given to the faith as an infant, being born into a family with too many mouths to feed. I grew up happy, since the priests decided to train me as a warrior when other punishments failed to curb my rough-and-tumble play-style. It was there that I met Iltani."
Vore shot Iltani a glare before continuing.
"Iltani, being a Shardmind, originated from a gate in the Astral Sea. Beyond that gate lay the alien Far Realm, and the gate's destruction during the Dawn War resulted in the rise of the mind flayer empire. Unlike many of his brethren, Iltani had no interest in rebuilding the gate, but rather sought to understand the nuances of mortal emotions, a concept foreign to his nature.
"This is what he told the head priestess at the temple where I lived, the Temple of Pelor, God of the Sun. The head priestess placed in my charge. She said, 'some responsibility will straighten you out.' If only she'd known what she'd agreed to. The head priestess was old and very senile woman, and had gone a bit mad. But she caused no one any trouble, and we all loved her."
Vore's voice faltered, "I loved her," he whispered. When he regained composure his voice was angry as he spoke through hot tears.
"One day she decided that to truly dedicate herself to Pelor she must become one with the Sun itself. And this, this murderer Iltani, attempted to teleport her there."
Vore's face was ashen.
"For her death the other elders expelled me, and I never saw Iltani again, until the Gate."
Iltani spoke, "my actions were misguided Vore, I was trying to help your priestess but I did not know of her frailty, and for that I apologize."
"Tell that to the elders." Vore spat back.
"I did, but I was unable to sway their decision, I am sorry."
Vore's expression softened. "Well I, I hadn't realized. Excuse me, I need some air."
With that he stood and walked out of the tavern. Drel took note of the long shadows being cast, and with a stretch bid the adventurers good day before returning to his chamber. One by one the others followed in turn, until Iltani was alone.
"Iltani?"
"Yes Vore?"
"I'm sorry for harbouring such ill-will toward you over these many years, forgive me."
Entering the nobleman's library Iltani began reading from his books, waiting for the town to shift again.
The Feywild
Aelar woke early, his senses tingling with the scents and sounds of his ancestral homeland. A primal energy vibrated in the air, the morning dew shimmering brightly in the gathering dawn. He arose and set about finding mice and rats in the pantries and cellars. By the time the others were eating breakfast he'd gathered nearly a dozen in a bag, squeaking and wriggling.
"What's with the mice?" Balthazar asked.
"You'll see," Aelar replied.
The party got their heading and set off into the wild forests of the Fey realm, taking the runespiral demon-in-a-box with them. After an hour the group came upon a pair of Owlbears, bears with the head and talons of an owl.
An Owlbear
Before the group drew weapons, Aelar raised a hand. Calmly drawing the bag of rodents from his side, he reached in and tossed one near the owlbear. The female pounced for it, eagerly devouring it. Aelar continued this, edging closer. The male didn't pay any mind to this, he continued to watch the group snarling menacingly. Aelar threw his last mouse behind him and drew a rope, and as the owlbear charged past he bound her swiftly. This enraged the other owlbear, and as the group dispatched it Aelar whispered an Elven phrase in the female's ear.
The owlbear's whimpering ceased and its eyes grew docile. Aelar had succeeded in taming a Feybeast companion for himself, he turned to the group.
"Thank you friends. For holding back, we have a new member now," he said as he unbound the owlbear.
Suddenly a Bralani, an Eladrin noble, and a pack of hunting hounds flew in. He looked fierce and beautiful, his hounds swift and deadly.
"What are you doing in my forest?" He demanded. Aelar stepped forward.
"Noble elf, we are strangers to these lands, and did not know this was your forest. We came upon these owlbears by chance and defended ourselves when they attacked." Aelar could see that, as with his people, the class system was thriving in the Fey as well. The Bralani looked down on them, both figuratively and literally.
"We, um." Aelar's mind was racing.
"Give him the demon?" It was Balthazar, speaking through Iltani.
"We offer a rare creature from beyond this plane, as a gift for your menagerie."
The Bralani raised a brow, his curiosity piqued.
"Show me this creature, elf."
Cordus and Ashar stepped forward with the crate, and opening it revealed the demon inside. The Bralani was furious.
"What in Saulknor have you done?" Aelar seemed to shrink under the words.
"You would defile my forest with this infernal creature? How dare you!" Aelar, holding his gaze, whispered to the others, "run."
The Bralani sicced the hounds on the demon, destroying it in seconds. The party ran for all they were worth, the hounds giving chase on the ground and the Bralani hovering close behind. They emerged from the forest into grasslands, and in the distance they saw a town. As they moved further from the forest edge they could hear the Bralani laughing and shouting taunts at them, before disappearing among the trees.
"Who was that?" Panted Cordus.
"An Eladrin Lord, they are the high elves." Replied Aelar.
"He likely owns these lands, and was hunting when he heard us," added Ashar.
They made for the town, in hopes of finding the crystal within.
The town was small, holding a few hundred people, with a wooden hall on the far side. Approaching the guards of the hall, they gave a gruff "Halt!"
"We have urgent business with the chieftain," said Balthazar.
"Not possible, you'll need to come back later." Balthazar's eyes blazed.
"Listen fool, we're going to see your chieftain. Whether I have to kill you first is your call." The soldiers, quivering, stepped back and allowed them entry.
The wooden hall was old and ornate in its carvings. Banners fluttered lazily in the rafters as the party approached the throne.
"Chieftain, we have urgent business with you," said Balthazar.
Seeing he wasn't in a position to argue, the chieftain listened as they explained their quest and desire for the crystal. Unfortunately, the chieftain was unable to aid them.
"I wish I could help, but since the disappearance of my brother two years ago, protecting the town has been my only priority. He was a mage who placed protective wards over the town, keeping us safe from Fomorian attack."
The Fomorians were giants, hideously ugly, that roamed pockets of the Feywild. If the party hadn't been in such a rush to get into the city, they would have noticed repairs that had been made to the walls.
Seeing that he was telling the truth, they went to the tavern. Aelar bribed the barkeeper in hopes of learning more about the mage, but only found out that the missing brother had left a widow. The widow being their only lead, the group went to her house.
Agrin's Gate Chapters
Part I: Foreword, The Gate
Part II: The Contract, On Route To The Cave
Part III: First Blood, Bugbears and Krenshars
Part IV: Vore, The Crystal, The Incident
Part V: The Swamp, The Fortress, Cordus, Bryne's Suspicion
Part VI: Dinosaurs, Bryne's Refusal, Dragons (Finally)
Part VII: Tales of their pasts, The Feywild, The Town
Part VIII
Part IX
Part X
Part XI
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Delia:" About my 8 months in Oia-Santorini I have only good words to say. "
Hi! My name is Delia and through Athanasia from Elpida Agency, I managed to obtain a contract as a sales agent in Oia, Santorini, Greece. My contract started at the beginning of April 2014 and ended it in November 2014.
From the moment that I was contact by Athanasia everything went great! She presented me very clearly all the steps that I will have to go through and she assisted me in each one of them with professionalism and opening at every question that I had. We remained in contact also from the moment I arrived at the working place, making sure that everything was all right, until the end of the contract, checking if the contract that I signed with the employer, was fulfil.
About my 8 months in Oia-Santorini I have only good words to say. It was one of my best experiences, personal and professional. Personal, in that place I met my best friend Alla and her husband Yorgos, with whom I'm still in contact and I believe that we're going to be friends forever. And also, it was great living in place with one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, making you feel that there's heaven.
Professional I was pleased with the fact that the contract which I signed was fulfil and that all my objectives which took me in Oia, were accomplished.
In the end, I can only say that Oia, Santorini - Greece, will remain forever in my mind as the place where I met unique people and I had an amazing time, working and having lots of fun! So my advice is GO FOR IT!
Thank you for everything Athanasia!
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Elpida Job is really trustful and responsible agency. I have the lucky chance to work with them in summer 2014 and all I receive was a professional support and friendliness.
I applied in the beginning of March and I was surprised how fast they managed to find me a job. Unfortunately I was forced to reject their first offer because of personal reasons.
However, next time when I contacted them was in the beginning of April. That is when I was send to Symi, a small island in the Aegean sea. I spend six months there, working in Yacht Café, family Snack Bar suited next to the port of the town.
I was threatened like a part of the family from my bosses. As it was written in the contract that the agency gave me, I had provided accommodation, a really nice flat with two bedrooms, kitchen and a bathroom, just right next to my bosses home. I was sharing the accommodation with my colleagues from the shop.
My payment was monthly and never late. I was really happy during my entire stay. I was feeling safe because I knew that if I had ant problem there will be someone from the agency to stand behind me.
For me summer 2014 was a great experience, that I am proud to post in my CV. I will be really happy to work with the team of Elpida Job again in future.
Tatiana: " My agency from my country and of course with Greek agency from Athens , ELPIDA Jobs, found for me a nice job, to work like a saleswoman in a jewelry shop."
My work experience in Greece was not planned. It happened so quickly that in one week I was already in Santorini. Yes Santorini, the dream of a lot of people around the world. It is an amazing island and the best place what I have seen before.
My agency from my country and of course with Greek agency from Athens , ELPIDA Jobs, found for me a nice job, to work like a saleswoman in a jewelry shop.
It was my first experience to work abroad with girls from different countries and it was really very helpful for me. I improved my English a lot. I get more strong and ready to work for make my dreams a reality.
My employer was very nice, sometimes strict but just to make us better. I learned a lot of things about how to sell, how to talk with peoples and how to make a lot of things in a short time.
Now I m back in my country but I still miss Santorini and my Girls: Gina, Jurgita, Ramona, Zane they were my family there and I think they still to be my sisters.
It was not just a job, not just money it was a great experience how to make friends and a family with peoples you don't know.
Thank you! for ELPIDA JOBS, Kalisto Galery, Girls, local people and Santorini.
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My name is Isaeva Liubovi , i'm 27 years old and this letter is my personal recommendation for ELPIDA Recruitment Agency and my employer Mrs. Fotara Charoula, for whom i worked in summer season in 2014. Thanks to ELPIDA Agency i found a job in Greece without knowing the language. It was my first experience in Greece and i'm happy to had this opportunity.
The Agency sent me in small but wonderful island Symi ,where i worked as saleswoman in a Jewellery shop "Coralli'' for Mrs.Fotara. There i received free accommodation , social insurance and i didn't had problems with my salary because i was paid correctly.
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I have the pleasure to work this summer in The House of Art in Santorini like shop assistant. My boss, Mr. Pelekanos M. had the ability and necessary patience to learn each girl everything about the staff from the store, especially jewlery.
I worked with another two girls and together we did a great job in the store. The working environment was always relaxing even if we worked a lot of hours and in the same time we had a big responsibility. This job is perfect if you like to met new people in every day . Maybe in my first day I thought it is not for me this job but my boss show me I can do this and he helped me to became better in every day.
I worked together with great people, who can help you if you need something and they are trying to do their best to not feel you are working in every day.
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Teodora Maris : "I can truly say that I had no problems during my employment with Elpida Job Agency!"
This letter of recommendation is for Athanasia (recruiting agent) from Elpida Job Employment Agency Greece.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Athanasia for helping and supporting me in finding a suitable job. I've worked as a saleswoman, in a touristic shop in Santorini Island, Greece, for a period of 5 months. Athanasia was extremely friendly, professional and she was always available when I needed her.
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It is a pleasure to be able to pay you back in some way by giving my wholehearted and thorough recommendation on what is a breath of fresh air in the recruitment industry in this area - Elpida Job Employment Agency.I would have no hesitation in recommending you to future candidates. Long may you continue to set standards for others to follow. I do wish you every success at the Elpida Job Employment Agency as you deserve it.
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Jurgita:"Working conditions (responsibilities, working hours) was the same as employer have told during the interview"
I am Jurgita from Lithuania. I am 32 years old. Seven months (April – October, 2014) I spent at Greece, Santorini island and was working as sales person.
As I decided to move to Greece for the season time I was looking for agency, which could help me to find a job there. I contact with Lithuanian agency get basic information about position and had first interview with Athanasia form Elpida Job agency. Athanasia was very kind and gave me more details about position and about employer. Next step was interview with future employer. All the time until I moved to Santorini and after Athanasia was very kind, hapled me with all the questions.
I stayed in Santorini island, amazing village Oia 7 months and worked as sales person in the store. Working conditions (responsibilities, working hours) was the same as employer have told during the interview. I had very good boss and we had good cooperation at the job also. I never had any problems with job there and I am very happy that chose this agency and this job offer.
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to measure how starlight bends around the sun during the day.
the theory of relativity instead, took him just about that much time.
the fireball pointing to Harold's doom, a spear hanging like a tear from his eye.
on the stairs, inadvertently pushing one of the needles into her chest.
It didn't feel like the thrust of Santa Teresa, no ecstasy, more like troubled breathing.
on TV. And right she was, the doctors said, closing up her aorta just in time.
Light from the stars bends, I guess, just before it enters our line of sight.
Just as colors are mixed in the prism, angles of light, no such thing as dye.
of the silks, which don't exist but as tricks of the light, bending our way.
the Anglo-Saxons, and Einstein patiently figures out the angles, locking in the odds.
Sharon Olson, a retired librarian, lives in Guilford, Connecticut. Her book The Long Night of Flying (Sixteen Rivers Press) was published in 2006.


Guest cast: David Michael Trevino as Eddie Ramirez, Arye Gross as M.E. Perlmutter, Sunkrish Bala as Vikram Singh, JD Walsh as John Emerson.
"And Justice For All" was written by Adam Frost and directed by Kate Woods.


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Jun 3: Dr. Mireille Miller-Young on Race, Porn, Power & her award-winning book A Taste of Brown Sugar
Dr. Mireille Miller-Young returns to the show for a full hour talking about her award-winning book, A Taste for Brown Sugar, which boldly takes on representations of black women's sexuality in the porn industry. It is based on Mireille Miller-Young's extensive archival research and her interviews with dozens of women who have worked in the adult entertainment industry since the 1980s. The women share their thoughts about desire and eroticism, black women's sexuality and representation, and ambition and the need to make ends meet. Miller-Young documents their interventions into the complicated history of black women's sexuality, looking at individual choices, however small—a costume, a gesture, an improvised line—as small acts of resistance, of what she calls "illicit eroticism." Miller-Young wants the voices of black women sex workers heard, and the decisions they make, albeit often within material and industrial constraints, recognized as their own. Mireille and Tristan will be LIVE tonight, so call in and join the conversation! 866-472-5788
Tune in to Sex Out Loud this Friday, June 3rd at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET. Join the discussion on Twitter @SexOutLoudRadio, or e-mail me via tristan(at)puckerup.com and she'll read them live. If you can't call us live, leave a voicemail on the SOL Hotline: 323-SEX-8266. Call us with your questions, stories, comments, and requests — 24/7 and we'll play it on the air!
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Mireille Miller-Young, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Feminist Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. She researches and teaches about race, gender, and sexuality in US history, popular and film cultures, and the sex industries. Her 2014 book, A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in Pornography (Duke University Press), was awarded the Sara A. Whaley Prize by the National Women's Studies Association and the John Hope Franklin Prize for Book of the Year by the American Studies Association. A former UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Miller-Young was a co-convener of the Black Sexual Economies Project, a multi-year research scholar think tank at Washington University School of Law, and is a founder and convener of the New Sexualities Research Initiative at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Miller-Young has published in numerous anthologies, academic journals, and news outlets including Blackness and Sexuality, Porn Archives, Sexualities, The New York Times, Ms., The Washington Post, and $pread, a sex worker magazine. With Constance Penley, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, and Tristan Taormino, she is an editor of The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure (The Feminist Press, 2013), which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBT Anthology (2014).
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Oct 9: Conner Habib on Rentboy Raids, College Campus Controversies, and Advocating for Porn Performers
The first episode of the CatalystCon West 2015 series features an interview with the award-winning writer, teacher, and porn star Conner Habib. We discuss his work in both academia and porn, the recent raids on Rentboy.com, advocating for the rights of sex workers, and navigating college campus controversies. This show was recorded live in front of a studio audience at #ccon.
Tune in Friday, October 9th at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET to hear this show premiere. Join the discussion on Twitter where we livetweet each week. Sex Out Loud airs every Friday, you can listen along on your computer, tablet, or phone, find all the ways at SexOutLoudRadio.com. If you missed any part of the episode or want to listen again, you can listen to every episode on demand here.
Conner Habib is an author, a lecturer, a porn performer, and a sex workers' rights advocate. He serves as Vice President of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee and is a member of PEN America. His essays have appeared in dozens of print and online publications, including The Stranger, Vice, Salon, Slate, and more. Habib gives lectures around the country about sexuality, spirituality, pornography, science, and art. He teaches writing one-on-one and in groups. For seven years, Habib was an award-winning gay adult performer, and continues, occasionally, to perform in adult film. He is the only person who has ever won awards for writing, teaching AND porn.
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Aug 28: Shine Louise Houston on Craft Porn, Erotic Thrillers, and a Different Kind of Coming Out Story
Photo by: N. Maxwell Lander
I welcome back to the show Shine Louise Houston, the founding producer and director of Pink & White Productions, who is currently finishing her latest erotic thriller, SNAPSHOT. Written and directed by Houston, SNAPSHOT draws inspiration from film classics such as Hitchcock's Rear Window and Antonioni's Blow Up, featuring a diverse cast and intimate portrayals of queer sex in Houston's signature cinematic style. We'll also discuss how she's telling a different kind of coming out story with her work and also share stories from working with the leads Beretta James, Chocolate Chip, & Lyric Seal.
Tune in to Sex Out Loud this Friday, August 28th at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET. This week's show is LIVE so call in to Voice America with questions and comments at 1-866-472-5788, join the discussion on Twitter @SexOutLoudRadio, or e-mail me via tristan(at)puckerup.com and I'll read them live on the air. Tune in to Sex Out Loud every Friday, you can listen along on your computer, tablet, or phone, find all the ways at SexOutLoudRadio.com!
As the founding producer and director of Pink and White Productions, (CrashPadSeries.com, PinkLabel.tv), SHINE LOUISE HOUSTON has always had unique vision. Graduating from San Francisco Arts Institute with a Bachelors in Fine Art Film, her works have become the new gold standard of adult cinema. During a five year position at the women-owned, sex toy purveyor Good Vibrations, Shine recognized an underserved demand for an alternative to mainstream pornography, and began to create well-crafted queer made porn. Shine's films have been recognized among the next big wave of women produced porn and have been internationally screened from Amsterdam to New Zealand. 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of Shine's work. This year she was honored with the "Sylvester Pride in the Arts" Award by the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, receiving a Certificate of Recognition from the State of California Legislature Assembly. Shine's upcoming film SNAPSHOT is an erotic thriller staring queer women of color.
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Apr 10: Magnus Sullivan on Marriage 2.0
This week's episode of Sex Out Loud features Tristan Taormino interviewing Magnus Sullivan, the screenwriter and producer of the award-winning film Marriage 2.0: A Modern Love, starring India Summer, Ryan Driller, Christopher Ryan, Nina Hartley, Carol Queen, Mickey Mod, Reid Mihalko, Dylan Ryan, and more. "Marriage 2.0″ celebrates a modern redefinition of the committed relationship as a springboard for adventure, where unfettered physical and emotional intimacy can fuel passion while strengthening the bond with those we love. Sullivan will discuss his journey to making porn, what inspired Marriage 2.0, and what he hopes to bring to adult cinema during his career.
Tune in on April 10th at 8 pm ET / 5pm PT when this interview premieres on Sex Out Loud. The show will be available afterwards on iTunes or streaming anytime, on demand, at VoiceAmerica.
Magnus Sullivan (screenwriter/co-producer) is a Bay Area native whose interest in the dynamics of open marriages, their challenges, and their opportunities for growth, has now been the focus of two movies. His first film, "An Open Invitation," remains one of the bestselling movies on the subject, and earned India Summer a 2012 AVN Award for Best Actress. "Marriage 2.0″ exponentially expands the scope of "Open Invitation" and makes the Bay Area itself a character. "San Francisco is at the center of a relationship revolution," Sullivan says, "and we need to capture that."
"I do not aim to make 'women-centric porn' because it's trendy, I aim to make meaningful, erotic content because it's important to everyone."
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Apr 3: International Porn Superstar Stoya on Creating Curated Smut
On Friday, April 3rd at 5 pm PT (8 pm ET), we welcome international porn superstar and writer Stoya to Sex Out Loud radio. Tristan interviews Stoya about her journey into the world of porn, writing for VICE, New York Times & Esquire, and her latest collaboration with Kayden Kross, the new site TRENCHCOATx.com, which focuses on high quality product, fair prices for the consumer, and fair pay for the people who work for them. Don't miss this enchanting and provocative hour with the person the Village Voice called "America's sweetheart of smut" and learn why Stoya believes there's "a fun way to be called a dirty whore".
This week's show is LIVE so call in to Voice America with questions and comments at 1-866-472-5788, join the discussion on Facebook or Twitter, or e-mail me via tristan(at)puckerup.com and I'll read them live on the air. Tune in to Sex Out Loud every Friday, you can listen along on your computer, tablet, or phone, find all the ways at SexOutLoudRadio.com!
STOYA is the co-owner: http://TRENCHCOATx.com. Occasional Writer. Highly skilled at avoiding pants. Follow her on Twitter.
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Mar 14: Allison Vivas on Making Peace with Porn
This Friday on Sex Out Loud, I interview Allison Vivas, President of Pink Visual, two-time winner of XBIZ Award for adult industry Woman of the Year and recent recipient of Free Speech Coalition's Leadership Award. Under Allison's guidance, Pink Visual has established a strong reputation within the adult entertainment industry as an innovative, forward-thinking brand that focuses as much on developing excellent technology as it does on creating high quality adult entertainment. She recently published the book "Making Peace With Porn: Adult Entertainment and Your Guy", which incorporates personal stories, clinical statistics, and the history of adult entertainment to explain why porn might not be such a bad thing after all.
After completing her degree at the University of Arizona in 2001, Allison Vivas joined a startup adult website affiliate program called TopBucks at the age of 21. Allison quickly rose to the position of Marketing Director, where she oversaw a wide range of the company's activities in marketing, sales, event coordination, and project planning, across several product lines for both the adult entertainment and 'mainstream' markets. In 2004, the company launched
Pink Visual to bring together its Internet, broadcast and DVD distribution efforts under a single brand. Allison was named President of the company in 2006 and since then the company has played a major role with mobile distribution and anti-piracy efforts, most recently launching the Anti-Piracy Service: DMCA Force. She penned "Making Peace with Porn" in 2013 which combined research with her own personal growth around understanding porn as a woman.
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Jan 3: Steven St. Croix on Everything You Want to Know about Porn Stars (and Are Embarrassed to Ask)
This Friday, January 3rd at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET, Sex Out Loud welcomes to the show one of the most prolific male stars in the adult industry, Steven St. Croix, who will pull back the curtain on his 20+ years in the business as both a performer and a director. We'll hear how he got his start as a entertainer, stories from his favorite and most outrageous scenes, and what inspired him to write them all down for his new book "Porn Star." Plus, we're live and we'll be taking calls and questions.
This week's show is LIVE, which means we'll be giving away a Sportsheets prize to a lucky fan. Find out all the ways to listen here so you can call in with questions and comments at 1-866-472-5788, join the discussion on Facebook or Twitter, or e-mail me via tristan(at)puckerup.com and I'll read them live on the air – you could be chosen to win!
Steven St. Croix has performed in over 1200 full length feature movies with over 1600 woman on camera. He received 55 nominations for AVN, XRCO and XBIZ Awards (and 19 wins), won 2 Nightmoves Awards, and is a member of both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. He's the triple crown winner for Best Actor 2013 for XBIZ, AVN and XRCO for his role in "Torn". St. Croix is the first male star to be signed to an exclusive contract with a video company, the first male contract star for Vivid Video, and had his penis insured for $1 million dollars through Lloyd's of London. In addition to starring in films for Vivid, Adam & Eve, Penthouse, Wicked, Cinemax, and Hustler, he's also written and directed 20 adult films. He's widely known for comedic and dramatic roles, including parts in Baywatch, Babylon 5, Diagnosis Murder, Six Feet Under, The Client List and Castle. His latest book is "Porn Star: Everything You Want to Know and Are Embarrassed to Ask."
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July 19: Performers Derrick Pierce and Christian on Kinky Sex, Dominance and Submission, and The Life of a Male Porn Star
This Friday on Sex Out Loud, listen to exclusive clips from Tristan Taormino's Guide to Kinky Sex for Couples and meet two of the men featured in my newest sex ed movie. I'll ask Christian about how men can explore their submissive fantasies, why he's a controversial figure in the adult industry, and what the new porn economy means for performers. Then Derrick Pierce will join me for a discussion about being a thoughtful dominant, what excites him most about his job, and the new film he directed, Tuff Love.
Christian, also know as Christian XXX, is a male porn performer who has appeared in over 2000 scenes since he began work in the adult industry in 2003. He is the winner of four AVN Awards and he is the reigning 2013 Feminist Porn Heartthrob of the Year. He is a controversial figure because he's done both gay and straight porn. His earliest work was in gay porn under the name Maxx Diesel (he was briefly a contract performer for Falcon Studios). He then began working in the straight porn industry under the name Christian, where, in addition to traditional heterosexual scenes, he does more diverse work than any of his peers including scenes featuring plus-sized co-stars, strap-on anal sex, transsexual women, male submission, and more. He has his own website aptly named ChristianDoesThemAll.com and he blogs at christiansingstheblues.com.
Derrick Pierce is an adult performer, martial arts expert, and a self-described "Crossfit junkie." He's appeared in over 100 adult feature films, including Iron Man XXX, Upload, Tristan Taormino's Guide to Kinky Sex for Couples, and Tuff Love, which he directed for Wicked Pictures. He's received numerous award nominations, and he won the 2010 AVN Award for Unsung Male Performer of the Year. Follow him on Twitter @DPiercexxx and check out the fan site derrickpiercexxxstar.com.
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Jan 4: Adult Film Legend Nina Hartley
I'm so thrilled to welcome the legendary Nina Hartley to the first 2013 episode of Sex Out Loud, this Friday, January 4th at 5 pm PT / 8 pm PT. We'll talk about her long and varied career as well as her perspective on the new generation of sex-positive performer/activists and how social media provides her with opportunities to spread her message of knowledge and empowerment. She'll discuss the recent launch of her fleshlight as well as her book, Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex. This show is live and calls are welcome – we want to hear from all you Nina fans! Tell your stories of how you first came to her work and take advantage of this chance to ask a question on the great Nina Hartley.
Nina Hartley is a pioneering feminist worker, using her body in the service of promoting a sexually sane and literate society. She is thrilled to see a new generation of sex-positive performer/activists take its space and spread the good news about sex. For the past thirty years her rock-solid commitment to the importance of sexual autonomy has fueled Nina Hartley's career in adult entertainment. As a performer, director, writer, educator, public speaker, and feminist thinker for all, no matter their orientation, she's traveled the world to deliver her message. She believes that sexual freedom is a fundamental human right and welcomes the new social media opportunities for spreading her message of knowledge and empowerment to the widest number of people. She's the author of, "Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex," from Avery Press. Putting to use her B.S. degree in nursing, she and her husband, I.S. Levine, have produced the million-selling sex-ed video series collectively known as "The Nina Hartley Guides," from Adam & Eve, currently in its 38th episode. Still active in front of the camera, she and her husband live in Los Angeles.
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Dec 7: Writer/Director Nica Noelle on Her Prolific Career in Adult Films
This Friday, December 7th on Sex Out Loud Radio, I talk with adult film director Nica Noelle for the final installment of my "Live in LA" series of interviews recorded in studio in Los Angeles. Nica will talk about how she first got into the industry and what led her to write and direct her own films. She'll delve into what makes a great porn movie, which performers she loves to direct, and how she comes up with story lines. She'll talk about her new studios Hard Candy and Girl Candy, her foray into gay male porn with Rock Candy, and TransRomantic, which features the first line of adult romance movies starring trans women. Tristan will ask her about fan feedback, her own fantasies, and why cheating is such a popular plot point in her movies. Join us for this fascinating look inside the mind of one of the adult industry's most successful female directors.
Nica Noelle is one of the most prolific writer/directors working in adult films today. She has been credited with innovating a new approach to capturing sex on film and influencing a generation of adult filmmakers and performers. Ms. Noelle has created six successful studios in the last five years, and is currently working on her seventh with her business partner Executive Producer Jerry Anders of AEBN.net.
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January 04, 2022 Safety News
10 Ergo and Safety Tips for the New Year
Beacon Mutual Insurance Company (BMIC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH) all have the same goal of educating the public on workplace safety and ergonomics. All three raise awareness of the most common occupational hazards and risks that expose employees to injury in the workplace to minimize or prevent occupational injuries. This article will explore the 10 ergonomic and safety tips for the New Year.
According to OSHA and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (non-fatal and fatal injuries: 2019), the top ten most common workplace injuries in the United States are slip and fall, struck by moving object, struck against stationary objects, overexertion, repetitive motion injuries, electrocution, entanglement, motor vehicle accidents, falls from heights, and workplace violence.
1. Slip and fall
During the outdoor winter months, slips and falls are pretty common and are mostly preventable. In addition to signage, surface preparation, and spreading melting agents on walking surfaces, one ergonomic safety tip to prevent injury is to wear traction cleats (crampons) over the shoes for ice and snow surfaces. These are lightweight, affordable, and easy to take on and off. There are also many other types of slip and falls to consider in the workplace.
2. Struck by moving object
An example of this is a road flagger or excavation crew member getting hit by a truck. Injuries can range from simple bruises to multiple fractures leading to extensive disability and recovery costs, if not death. Wearing hi-visibility apparel and staying alert and clear of moving vehicles entering and exiting work sites can help to prevent accidents.
3. Struck against stationary objects
This injury results from hitting a stationary object, such as a tree worker hitting their head on a tree limb. Struck by stationary objects is common with construction laborers, loggers, dockworkers, and carpenters. One simple way to avoid serious injury is to always wear a hardhat in required areas, stay alert, and be aware of the surroundings at all times.
4. Overexertion
Overexertion is an event or exposure that leads to an injury due to excessive physical effort from handling objects, lifting, pushing/pulling, carrying, and more. Physical overexertion is often associated with musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains and strains. The high-risk industries are construction, food processing, firefighting, office jobs, healthcare, transportation, and warehousing. Common ergonomic methods to prevent overexertion are using material handling aids (hand truck, dolly, and hoist), using proper body mechanics, neutral postures, planning, and getting assistance when available.
5. Repetitive motion injuries (RMI's)
RMI's are a significant cause of injury, and ergonomics has a substantial role in reducing risk. Repeated motions result from injuries to the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, and spinal discs. Three common RMI injuries are tennis elbow, rotator cuff syndrome, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Back strains and sprains in the construction industry from repeated bending or bending with force are not only common but the most expensive to treat. RIM's are common in the office setting but are usually avoidable through proper ergonomics with minimal changes.
6. Electrocution
In the electrical industry, electrocution is a significant hazard. Per OSHA, the most common reasons for electrocution is contact with power lines, lack of ground-fault protection, the path to ground missing or discontinuous, equipment not used in a manner prescribed, and improper use of extension and flexible cords. Contact with ladders against live electrical wires can also lead to death.
7. Entanglement
Entanglement happens when the body comes in contact with mechanical or moving parts. There are four types of entanglement, pinch/nip, shear/cut, pull-in, and wrap, which commonly occur from getting something caught in rotating motors, pulleys, belts, gears, augers, sickles, and more. To avoid entanglement, all moving parts must be guarded, avoid loose clothing, and the machines must be locked out during maintenance and repair. Working around such hazards requires working with the hands at appropriate heights and depths.
8. Motor vehicle accidents
Motor vehicle accidents are a frequent cause of work injury. However, they can often be avoided. Safety awareness and ergonomic comfort inside the vehicle are essential. Adjusting the mirrors, seat belt, headrest, and seat position is necessary. It is also recommended to sit with the seat slightly reclined to approximately 100-110 degrees to reduce lumbar pressure while supporting the back and shoulders. Beacon is offering a free Motor Vehicle Safety webinar on January 18th at 10 am. All webinars are open to the public.
9. Falls from heights
In construction, falls are the leading cause of worker deaths each year, occurring from ladders, aerial lifts, roofs, and more. As a result, OSHA requires fall protection when working at heights of 6 feet or greater. Proper fall protection suitable to the work, such as a personal fall arrest system (PFAS), is required in some situations. Falls from ladders are pretty standard, so NIOSH offers a free app called Ladder Safety.
10. Workplace violence
Workplace violence is considered the third most common cause of workplace fatalities. According to OSHA, it is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the worksite. Two variables that impact the risk of violence include the time of the day of the work (day or evening shift) and the work location. Delivery drivers, healthcare professionals, and customer service agents are higher-risk occupations for violence. OSHA recommends a zero-tolerance policy as the best protection against workplace violence. The type of engineering controls, administrative controls, and training required to combat workplace violence depends on the occupation.
Learn more about Beacon's Ergo & Safety Resources
Beacon Mutual offers free ergonomic services, safety webinars, safety alerts, and ergo bulletins to its policyholders. So why not take advantage of these free resources and learn essential ergonomic and safety tips for the New Year.
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Elora Monsters – It's A Twilight Zoo!
Local artist Tim Murton has been dubbed "the Monster Guy". Tim started the Twilight Zoo in 1996 as Halloween decorations for the kids. Featured on Martha Stewart's Halloween Special in 2011, these wire and paper sculptures have become a regular part of the Elora landscape every fall. Tim adds to the Zoo collection every year and as the menagerie grows so does the number of people visiting to see them. With many many thanks going out to the fine folks who help to repaper and gauze the creations each year!
The 2012 display opened on October 6 until Oct 31st.
* Please enter through the outdoor gate after 4pm, at all other times please enter through the Gallery inside.